King is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

in Town of Farmington, Waupaca County,

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,750. Before 2010, it was part of the Chain O' Lakes-King, Wisconsin CDP.

History

In 1887, the area was selected by the

Grand Army of the Republic The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army (United States Army), Union Navy (U.S. Navy), and the Marines who served in the American Civil War. It was founded in 1866 in Decatur, Il ...

for the site of a veterans' home. The Soldiers' Home was later renamed the

Wisconsin Veterans Home The Wisconsin Veterans' Home, in King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, King Wisconsin, is an old soldiers' home in Waupaca County, Wisconsin on the scenic Chain O' Lakes, Wisconsin. The American Civil War saw significant advances in battlefield medicin ...

. The community is named for General Charles King, a Wisconsin soldier and head of the state's

National Guard National Guard is the name used by a wide variety of current and historical uniformed organizations in different countries. The original National Guard was formed during the French Revolution around a cadre of defectors from the French Guards. Nat ...

Images

File:WVH Cottages1.jpg, King water tower overlooking the Veterans Cottages Historic District File:King sign.jpg, Highway sign for King along

Wisconsin Highway 22 State Trunk Highway 22 (often called Highway 22, STH-22 or WIS 22) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The route's trajectory is mostly south to north, with the exception of the segment between Shawano and the northern terminus bei ...

File:King Fire Department2.jpg, King Fire Department File:WVMC Hill.jpg, Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery File:WVH Rainbow Lake.jpg, Rainbow Lake as seen from the Wisconsin Veterans Home File:Commandant's Residence House.jpg, Commandant's Residence Home

References

External links

Wisconsin Veterans Home in King
Census-designated places in Wisconsin Census-designated places in Waupaca County, Wisconsin Buildings and structures in Waupaca County, Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places in Waupaca County, Wisconsin {{WaupacaCountyWI-geo-stub